Rice is an indispensable staple food for China people, but foreigners who like western food are insensitive to this staple food. The most common rice food in western food is paella, and the authentic paella is not recognized by Chinese people. In the eyes of China people, the rice in paella is raw rice, but foreigners like it very much.

In addition, many foreigners think that rice is a kind of food with empty calories. Eating it in large quantities will not only cause obesity, but also have no taste, so it is not a good food at all. So many foreigners define rice as "a vegetable that is not very delicious". Previously, some foreign netizens posted on the American version of Zhihu and asked: What is the meaning of rice in Chinese food? It has almost no taste.

The main reason why foreigners think that rice is tasteless is that they don't know the eating habits of China people. In Chinese food, when we eat rice, we don't just eat rice, but also some special cooking dishes. Almost all the eight major cuisines in China are accompanied with rice. Therefore, rice, the staple food, is naturally very important to China people. The fresh and fragrant stir-fried dishes with simple taste will not only make people eat more, but also won't make people feel greasy. More importantly, rice is very full and not easy to get hungry.

The reason why foreigners can't understand the meaning of rice is that they have limited knowledge of the cooking methods of food before they come into contact with Chinese food. The common cooking methods used by foreigners are frying and frying, but they don't know that vegetables and meat can also be fried and eaten. The cooking method of "frying" was invented by China people. Under such a unique cooking method, rice eaten with various dishes occupies an important position. For China people, eating rice with other dishes can not only solve the problem of greasy food, but also supplement the essential nutrients for human body. Why not? Of course, not all people in China like rice, but northerners prefer pasta. But even so, rice is still recognized as the staple food in China, and it is also an indispensable feature on the dining table in China!